Telegram-herald., 1887-03-12
IBID NOT STEAL THEM
What Secretary Wh'tney Has
70 Say About
The tscLlSH sscIIR1 SCANDAL.
The Pisns ios rs Ship Though Drawn
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Eey. io ar inGsfvss ioasy sa9et the
Brush dsek y-Et saNaasi sad tAers ess
10 tra.b ~asiesrf ia tas pubAshea s.ste
lnsngs coBaeoIag TIE Nsss Department =
tAs lsossrnnelt sila 1agtainx C.sadesnns
ia TIE WAy 0f obaaining psslls abroad ~ ae
secrets II foreign governments. "ii Is ihs
business Of every govsfanaeni he SAYS.
10 know What Implements of war are
pos sesssd by the others. together wita lhsir
characteristics. aod the information ca be
EASILY obtained. II The necessary troable Is
taken, without ne necessity 0i Fesariirg -
any questionable method Referring -
the purchase sbEoad Of designs uaae ~
Chief Constructor White. Ol ne kasiiso Al
miraliy. tbe Secretary aid ~Nr NLte
Was not chief constructor of the Engllsh
Admiralty when ue Eu.lo aod We ooug at
the plans, but wss ia the employ 0i SiI vi.
liam Arnssrons a Company" Tie History
OF that whole matter. - gwen by TIE So.
retary, is s. follows. Ia ice report for ,>t.
OF my predecessor. Ar. Chandler. ] ou--r Fe
the following concerning tie lrm OI sir
VIM Armstrong, Mitchell 6 Company
% Eiswick, England: Silce the design Dt
the Boston aud Atlanta was adopted, tne
government OF Chilli has received from tle
manufacturers, Sir W. q. Armstrong,
Mitchell & Co. Of A.sw,ck, England, i se =
steel cruiser, the Esmeralda. Ihis vessel
designed. constructed, armed and equipped
for sea by the foremost ship-bulldiug hrm
IN the world, represents the latest develop
ment OF the type o. steel cruisers.
as understood by hose who are Sc
kn0wledged. in experience, judgment ant
skiil. 10 occupy the highest place IA the
profession. i suppose commentator OF 81
" m. Armstrong arm 10 have been just.
They had al time the benefit Of the services
OF Mr. White. who is now tte chief con-
siructor OF the English admiralty. After
the construction of the Manlwa-hsn for the
japanese government which was al lm-
proved Esmeralda, and on Ter trial size wes
repOrted 10 have made nearly nineteen
knots the highest speed then reached by
any unarulOred cruiser.
II decided 10 purchase the working draw
ings of this saip and her machinery for the
purpose OF placing them Of the disposal %
naval architects TO see by what method
they attained so much greater speed over
there than we were able to reach here.
While the matter was b. ing negotiated. the
Armstrong through their novai architect.
Mr.. White. made a still later design. which
IS called No. n, which they offered in COM
petition 10 the Spanish Government from
which they guaranteed either ~ or l9l
knots speed. II forge. for tho moment
which,. The vessel being somewhat larger
than the Maniwa-kan. Tnis design was
nctrejec ted by the Spsnish Government
although in be competition II did not WIN.
The Thompsons having agreed TO guarantee
20 knots speei upon boat OF larger dis
plscement were given the contract, and
are nog building toe boat for the Spanish
Government The boat which the IbOmp-
sons proposed 10 the Spanish Government
was out OF the question for US, because II
was too Large IN ton18~e. and
too expensive % come within the
limits liked by the statutes, and
/ should not have bought the plans Of that
boat even at the same price. Tnsy were Of
ieret to US for 800 o90. which O.ter ! reject
ell and preferred the designs Of the Arm
strongs and Sir White.
II inally closed the contract for the
plans Of the two boats the Maniwa-kan.,
and what Is known 3s No. p for $50 900,
less than IL would have cost 10 make them
with our own men ] think. IL vas for the
purpose Of laying before our people the
very latest Improvements in the way OF
fast cruiser Of the concern supposed TO be
the best in the world among private ship
builders Of this class % boa'S. The ma
chinerv Of the Maniwa Kan, WAS the de-
the design of Ae.srs. Humpbry's
& Tsnnant, recognized Is concerns rank
ing with the highest In England = tho way
of m irine machinery. After thee plans
had been received here ! was frequently APP
piled 10 By our ship-bG'lders 20 let them
have copies II was de ngst time that de-
tailed working draw nEs bad been had Of
an entire ship. and II chen occurred % me
that il woald o. an excellent plan to repro
o. sa. l.
Two of the ys shrs ibat we were about 20
build, aad this course was earnestly urged
upon nie oT thesilirf iiiiders who examined
the plans Letters have hcsn written % me
30 thai eHsc. by Nr. F9sch. expert, Mr.
Far1n. by the Harlan O. iio.ines Worth Co..
Camp * Sons. aud the Ju on Iron Works
If San francesca. This was ibe course
finally adopted by ne Isuv Of
the srraugemen's u tae shpl have
been changed c1nllming flee 10 dur
types but the machinery wii >. aapl.ca.ed
ia two ~ fcoae ;la ar nos nr1f- e1n-
tract Tao eiier hss been. 81 ms .gl.sr1eni.
20 cal tne aiieauuD of 0u- own peau.e ia
the ftct flat Ef nave uuf keD. up - he
prooer s.aE3ars 10 b. way Of prod rius
p0vrf f1r ui scb aerv
'lg the a-c D. f3e Bcs9a ana Atlanta
tbs guarantee 9f fae csnirscior VAS fasf
With ga tons q sot inery. De viii produce
ioo hofse power The guarantee of i1e
confrsefo~ vao 81 repro iuciHz tHe Mar 7a-
hau's maehirsrs r.. ita. with Ile fons no
wal rrsdusf TJH .orss npTsr. sn1 p Che
the gr-r7n'eed t that uith H t9rs
9en lrse power sheI ~ rfsl see
- viii be seen ttst fha efectveasss
@ Zee machinery .u prailc ng horse power
b. nearly taire fast e.rea fF tbf cFn-
frsct upon che Boston ard hasufa Ia